moosers
Publié le 07/08/09 à 22:34
(contenu en anglais)
Rapport qualité/prix :
Excellent
(contenu en anglais)
The original Digidesign Mbox will still get the job done even with all of the new interfaces that Digidesign has put out in the last few years. To me, this is just as good as some of the newer interfaces that are comparable in make up and will cost you less if you get it used (as these are no longer being made). This audio interface will allow you to run any version of Pro Tools LE and runs via USB to your computer. It has the capabilities to record two tracks at once as it has two microphone preamps with both XLR and 1/4 inch connections. It has phantom power as well as RCA connections and an output on both the front and the back for headphones. It also has 1/4 inch outputs so you can send this to monitors and also has SPDIF capabilities (which I haven't used).
UTILIZATION
Setting up the Digidesign Mbox is really easy and will only take a few minutes. You can only use this interface with Pro Tools LE, but I'm assuming that if you are looking into a Digidesign interface that you are doing so for the reason that you can indeed use it with Pro Tools. Simply plug in this interface via USB to your computer and it will guide you into how to get everything going. It is very easy and will only take a little bit of time to get everything going. Like I said before, you can only record two tracks at once but that is usually enough for home studio owners looking to just get down some ideas or do some basic recording. I don't get too much latency with this, but that really depends on your machine.
GETTING STARTED
Everything about the Digidesign Mbox is really straight forward and even if you don't have experience with Pro Tools or audio interfaces, the Mbox makes it as easy as possible to learn and figure it out. The Pro Tools software is the best feature about getting the Mbox as it allows you to have the same software used by the pros and gives you the ability to switch between your home LE rig and HD systems in professional studios if you so chose to. The manual for the Digidesign Mbox is put together pretty well and will definitely outline everything you'd need to know, but it isn't necessary if you don't have one.
OVERALL OPINION
I first used the Digidesign Mbox a number of years ago and don't use it anymore because I have another Digidesign audio interface that I use, but this will still get the job doing for doing basic recording or for simply running Pro Tools. While the preamps really don't sound all that great, but if you are doing demos or just getting down some ideas which is what I would imagine most people are using this for, it is fine. The best part is that you can get this fairly cheap now that it is an older model and you can run Pro Tools on the cheap!
UTILIZATION
Setting up the Digidesign Mbox is really easy and will only take a few minutes. You can only use this interface with Pro Tools LE, but I'm assuming that if you are looking into a Digidesign interface that you are doing so for the reason that you can indeed use it with Pro Tools. Simply plug in this interface via USB to your computer and it will guide you into how to get everything going. It is very easy and will only take a little bit of time to get everything going. Like I said before, you can only record two tracks at once but that is usually enough for home studio owners looking to just get down some ideas or do some basic recording. I don't get too much latency with this, but that really depends on your machine.
GETTING STARTED
Everything about the Digidesign Mbox is really straight forward and even if you don't have experience with Pro Tools or audio interfaces, the Mbox makes it as easy as possible to learn and figure it out. The Pro Tools software is the best feature about getting the Mbox as it allows you to have the same software used by the pros and gives you the ability to switch between your home LE rig and HD systems in professional studios if you so chose to. The manual for the Digidesign Mbox is put together pretty well and will definitely outline everything you'd need to know, but it isn't necessary if you don't have one.
OVERALL OPINION
I first used the Digidesign Mbox a number of years ago and don't use it anymore because I have another Digidesign audio interface that I use, but this will still get the job doing for doing basic recording or for simply running Pro Tools. While the preamps really don't sound all that great, but if you are doing demos or just getting down some ideas which is what I would imagine most people are using this for, it is fine. The best part is that you can get this fairly cheap now that it is an older model and you can run Pro Tools on the cheap!